Lent DONE

[cheets]

;D

A day short but I did it, 47 days with out alcohol, that sounds nothing but its nearly 7 weeks, that is 7 weekends off football gone, was epic to do, it was not easy but it was an easy option to do until it set in, alcohol has too much of a play in social life

I hate to be slave to something but you don't notice it till you have been under the influence, I have given alcohol some respect since I know how much fat it puts on the ****, lost well over a stone from cutting it out :huh:

[Jhadur]

Well done I know dropping things for lent can be hard :)

Dropping Alcohol would be easy for me as I don't drink much and was alcohol free for several years in my early 20s.

I dropped chocolate for lent and managed that .... just

[Spie]

Dropping alcohol is fairly easy at home but it gets really tricky when out with friends or at celebrations. I mean, there's only so much overpriced pop you can stomach in a night.

Well done for going the distance.

[G|mp]

Thank God for that, I'm sick of hearing about it.

[G|mp]

Oooohhh could someone edit my tagline please, it may offend Mark :/

[Garp]

Just in case you didn't know, the 40 days of lent don't include Sundays.

[Ben M]

I gave up after 4 weeks. A first year student not drinking alcohol for all that time was never gonna happen now was it?

In fairness, I've only drunk about 4 times since giving up. Meh.

[NokkonWud]

What the hell. When was Lent?
Only thing I'd like to cut out is chocolate. I go through spells of not caring less then spells of eating enough to make me sick in a day (2 of the largest bags of Chocolate Buttons back to back for example).

[Knipples]

What the hell. When was Lent?
Only thing I'd like to cut out is chocolate. I go through spells of not caring less then spells of eating enough to make me sick in a day (2 of the largest bags of Chocolate Buttons back to back for example).

Erm, its the 40 days leading up to Easter Sunday? :p

[NokkonWud]

Oh dear. Well, maybe next year. I can at least say I never smoked in those 40 days.. although the fact I've never even tried in my 25 years might have something to do with that :p.

[Feek]

I gave up atheism for Lent ;)

(I may have said that in a different thread as well)

[Knipples]

I gave up atheism for Lent ;)

(I may have said that in a different thread as well)

I gave up giving things up. ;D

[Ben M]

What the hell. When was Lent?
Only thing I'd like to cut out is chocolate. I go through spells of not caring less then spells of eating enough to make me sick in a day (2 of the largest bags of Chocolate Buttons back to back for example).

I bet you had pancakes on a certain Tuesday didn't you? :p

[NokkonWud]

Darn tootin'! It was all Leo's fault!

[Ben M]

Well that's the day before the start of Lent :p

[Fayshun]

I gave up abstinence.

I'm supposed to be starting my diet on Monday. Working nights and the kebab van may well call us, maybe Tuesday then ;)

[NokkonWud]

Well that's the day before the start of Lent :p

I gave up pancakes then!

[Stan_Lite]

I don't drink alcohol for 6 months of every year. For those who don't know, my current shift pattern is 4 weeks on the rig and 4 weeks off. During the 4 weeks on the rig there is, of course, no alcohol available so when I'm working, I'm not drinking. TBH, I don't have any difficulty with it although I will admit that the last few days before I get off the rig, I'm looking forward to a drink.

I don't drink nearly as much when I'm home as I used to either and even more so since I started my healthy eating and exercise regime. Nowadays, I'll have one sensible sized whisky each night and a bottle of wine on Saturday. Although this takes me to about 20 units a week, it's a far cry from what I used to drink - after 30 years (I started at 13), I'm finally drinking alcohol at a sensible level.

As someone who used to be a very heavy drinker (in my late teens/early twenties, I'm ashamed to admit, it would be normal for me to drink 200+ units a week), I can appreciate the sacrifice you made and the willpower required to stop completely for 40 days - well done cheets. The trick now is to keep your consumption at a sensible level and continue to enjoy the health benefits of moderate drinking. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to preach - I'm still prone to the odd binge now and then and I think it does one good to let go occasionally (I did last weekend - boy did I let go :D) but I find I enjoy alcohol more now that I treat it with respect.

[Ben M]

it would be normal for me to drink 200+ units a week

200 units?! that's 14 double shots of spirits per day.

[Dymetrie]

It's quite easy really :D (http://www.boat-drinks.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7445)